A.A.S./Administrative Office Professional

 Business and Management

Intended Program Outcomes:

This program leading to an A.A.S. degree in administrative assistant offers students the opportunity to develop top-level office skills. Learning experiences in this program are designed to assist the student in realizing the following outcomes:

  • Use current and emerging word processing technologies to produce organizational documents and presentation materials.
  • Meet or exceed the current speed and accuracy requirements for typing and 10-key operation in the industry.
  • Individually and collaboratively manage multiple office tasks, prioritizing and reprioritizing in response to changing demands.
  • Assess the image that is expected of office personnel in a specific industry group; reflect those expectations in personal appearance, professional conduct, and personal hygiene.
  • Produce clear, concise, and mechanically correct written documents.
  • Model effective customer service interactions.
  • Seek and respond to opportunities for increased responsibilities and professional advancement.
  • Understand office functions as they contribute to sound business practices and procedures.
  • Perform the general office procedures of filing, equipment operation, mail distribution, phone calls, and tasks requiring basic math calculations (like inventory).
   
CREDITS
Administrative Office Professional Preapproved Electives  
4
BA101 Introduction to Business  
4
BA104 Business Mathematics   4
BA110A Business Computer Applications/MS Access  
3
BA110X Business Computer Applications/MS Excel  
3
BA111 Basic Accounting OR
4
BA211 Principles of Accounting  
(4)
BA131 Introduction to Business Computing  
4
BA206 Principles of Management  
4
BA209Q Accounting Applications/QuickBooks  
3
BA214 Business Communications  
3
BA224 Human Resource Management  
3
BA226 Business Law  
4
BA277 Business Ethics OR
3
BA285 Human Relations in Business  
(3)
BA280 CWE Business  
3
BA284 Pre-Employment Seminar  
1
BT116 Professional Office Procedures  
3
BT121 Document Processing I  
3
BT122 Document Processing II  
3
BT123 Document Processing III  
3
BT124 Keyboarding for Accuracy & Speed  
3
BT140 Business Document Editing  
3
BT201M Word Processing Procedures/Word  
3
BT202M Word Processing Procedures/Word  
3
BT206 Desktop Publishing  
3
BT220 Calculating Machines  
3
BT290 Integrated Office Systems OR
3
BA280 CWE Business  
(3)
COM111 Fundamentals of Speech  
4
HTM131 Customerer Service Management I  
3
WR121 English Composition  
4
Total Credits  
94

 (Information based on the 2011-12 BMCC Academic Catalog)

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